Seven islands to the high side of the bay, 'cross the bay

To the sunset through the blue light of a fiery autumn haze

We went walking on the high side of the bay on a chilly morn

And we saw how leaves had fallen on the beds where trees were born

Any man in his right mind could not fail to be made aware

Any woman with a gift of wisdom would not seek her answers there



Seven islands to the high side of the bay if you're looking west

To the sunset you can see it, all in fiery autumn dress

Anytime would be the right time to come up to your bed of boughs

Anybody with a wish to wander could not fail but to be aroused



Living high in the city, guess you think it's a pretty good way

You get to learn but when you get burned you got nothing to say

You seem to think because you got chicken to go you're in luck

Fortune will not find you in your mansion or your truck

Brothers will desert you when you're down and shit out of luck



Look around at the morning, guess you're doing the best you can

Surely you know that when you go nobody gives you a hand

Think of the air you're breathing in, think of the time you waste

Think of the right and wrong and consider the frown on your face



It's time you tried living on the high side of the bay, you need a rest

Any woman or a man with a wish to fade away could be so blessed

Fortune will not find you in your mansion turned to gold

Brothers will desert you when your nights turn long and cold



If you feel it you better believe it, you're gonna see it, so you really

know

It is rising like a feather, dipping and dancing from below

There's a new wave that is breaking in the wake of a passing ship

Every nation's gonna be shaken, put it together, don't let it slip



It's time you tried living on the high side of the bay, you need a rest

Any man or a woman with a wish to fade away could be so blessed



Seven islands to the high side of the bay, 'cross the bay

To the sunset through the blue light of a fiery autumn haze

To the sunset through the blue light of a fiery autumn haze